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#31161voted by our readers
By Kaylynn Smith BRONZE


Do you know that moment in the pool and you sink to the bottom? when you touch the cold and rough floor. When everything just melts away the insecurities, anger, regret, worries,...
Kaylynn Smith BRONZE,
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#31162 Nonfiction
By hunterj21 BRONZE
McLean, Virginia
hunterj21 BRONZE, McLean, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#31163 Nonfiction
By debasree PLATINUM
Brooklyn, New York
debasree PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
21 articles 2 photos 14 comments
#31164 Nonfiction
BeansAndCars2 BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 4 photos 0 comments
#31165 Nonfiction
By FaithSnyder16 ELITE
Metamora, Ohio
FaithSnyder16 ELITE, Metamora, Ohio
180 articles 8 photos 97 comments

Favorite Quote:
Write what you know, and dream of. - Jane Austen<br /> People throw rocks at things that shine - Taylor Swift<br /> Just Keep Swimming! Just Keep Swimming! - Ellen DeGengeres as Dory

#31166 Nonfiction
By 5schneider BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
5schneider BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Duchamp SILVER
Noble, Oklahoma
Duchamp SILVER, Noble, Oklahoma
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;ok so let me get this straight, one really big meal a day then we go to sleep, no paper towels but a little bit of bread because we&#039;re not Nazis and as many popsicles as we want&quot;-Nathan Explosion

#31168 Nonfiction
By jortiz433 BRONZE
Norwood Park Township, Illinois
jortiz433 BRONZE, Norwood Park Township, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Beliza_Heart SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Beliza_Heart SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
7 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cannot tell my story without going a long way back.&quot; Herman Hesse in the prolouge to Demian<br /> &ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo; GK Chesterton

#31170 Nonfiction
By dolfinsfan SILVER
Gardnerville, Nevada
dolfinsfan SILVER, Gardnerville, Nevada
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&#039;The real geniuses are artists.&#039;&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Alaska in John Green&#039;s &quot;Looking For Alaska&quot;<br /> &quot;Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - M. Kathleen Casey